2025 Regular SessionLouisiana Legislature

SB8

Legislative Summary

Constitutional amendment to provide for persons in the unclassified service and for appointment of persons on the State Civil Service Commission. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

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Bill History

3/11/2025
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Senate
4/14/2025
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Senate
4/30/2025
Reported with amendments.
Senate
5/5/2025
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/6/2025
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Senate
5/14/2025
Called from the Calendar.
Senate
5/14/2025
Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 8 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/15/2025
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Reported with amendments (9-4). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #899 S&G Draft

Senate Committee Amendment #899 S&G Draft

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #1112 S&G Proposed

Senate Committee Amendment #1112 S&G Proposed

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #3435 H&G Draft

House Committee Amendment #3435 H&G Draft

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #3654 H&G Adopted

House Committee Amendment #3654 H&G Adopted

Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Vote on SB 8 FINAL PASSAGE (#262)
5/14/2025
28
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Civil Law and Procedure(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

John Morris
John Morris
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197060.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197049.1 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197028.4 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197023.4 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197024.5 KB